University Wide Decision
With the beginning of Fall
Semester, 2006
graduate
students active in a degree or certificate program must register for at least a total of six semester hours of
course work during any period of three consecutive terms (fall,
spring, summer) until completion of degree. In order to graduate,
students must be registered in the program of study during
the semester they
finish degree requirements for graduation.
Students who do not
register for an entire year (12 months) and are not on official
leave or covered by other exceptions will be made
inactive in the program, and if they wish to continue, are required to
follow reentry procedure.
Re-acceptance into the program is not guaranteed. Reentering
students are subject to the regulations of the Graduate Catalog and
the degree program current at the time of reentry. Time limits for
all academic requirements will remain unchanged.
Mandatory student fees will
now be regulated accordingly to allow pro-rated charges for students
registering for research or other semester hours less than six per
semester.
Exceptions or
adjustments to these requirements necessitate appeal to the
Graduate
Petitions Board or official approval for a leave of absence.
Graduation
Changes
Candidates for
graduation in a degree program offered by the College of Arts and
Sciences must be officially registered for classes the semester of
completing all academic requirements for the degree sought, including thesis/ dissertation
defense, performance, or gallery show. Departments may determine the
extent and type of hours that must be taken by the candidate during
the concluding semester. Every candidate for completion must
register with the Graduation Services Office of the Enrollment
Management/ Registrar’s Office. These regulations are explained in
the general university-wide section of this website, and a calendar
of deadlines is published on the enrollment services pages. The semester of
completion is defined as extending until the last day of the
semester on the academic calendar as published by Enrollment
Services.
While the provisions
set forth in this decision will ordinarily be applied as stated,
Georgia State University and the College of Arts and Sciences have
the right to change any provision, including, but not limited to
academic requirements for graduation, without actual notice to
individual students. Every effort will be made to advise students of
any such changes. It is especially important that each student note
that it is the individual student’s responsibility to keep apprised
of current degree requirements for his or her particular program.
Return to Active Status
Students who wish to graduate but have been moved to "inactive"
status must follow college reentry procedures.
If for some reason, re-entry is not possible, students should
contact the Graduate Office. See the Staff
Directory for the appropriate specialist assigned to your
program major. |
